Chapter 729: The Method of Refining Dao Rhyme Fragments

Chu Shaocheng knew his own condition was unstable, so he wouldn’t get involved in any unnecessary disputes.

The same was true for Chu Shaocheng, as well as for Chu Yun, Chu Yan, and the others.

In truth, they weren’t newcomers. Their primary reason for participating in the assessment was the benefit of a three-realm advancement offered by the Dao Rhyme Fragments.

The Great Perfection Realm was practically a free advancement. However, reaching it required one’s comprehension of the Dao Rhyme Fragments to reach an absolute limit. Building upon the foundation of a Celestial Dao Rule Domain, one had to undergo a specific realm inheritance and activate a Seed Fragment.

This process was extremely complex. One wrong step, and the absorption would fail.

And such an opportunity was also very rare.

For this very reason, after witnessing Ye Tianling’s Ability, Chu Yun and Chu Yan withdrew from the faction opposing him and chose neutrality.

Before, they had indeed been very dissatisfied with Ye Tianling’s actions. After all, his behavior was extremely disrespectful toward women.

But later, after the incident with Liu Xu’er, Chu Yan and Chu Yun learned that Liu Xu’er wasn’t Ji Xian’s handmaiden. Instead, he had abducted her and taken her captive for his own pleasure.

This misunderstanding made them realize that their initial actions had been, in fact, rather ironic.

Chu Yun and Chu Yan were also very interested in Ye Tianling’s other identity as Tianshu.

After retreating, both of them fixed their gazes on Ye Tianling.

Even though Ye Tianling was at a disadvantage, it didn’t in the slightest affect the favor they felt for him.

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After Ye Tianling understood all the information transmitted by the Mechanical Heart, he began to prepare.

At this moment, realizing his intentions, the Ten Great Celestial Pride launched an all-out attack.

BOOM—

Ye Tianling withdrew his three great Dao Bodies, fusing them back into one.

At the same time, he manifested his Dragon Soul and took on a humanoid battle form.

Crimson-gold bone spikes appeared all over his body, each one incomparably chilling.

He manifested the Netherworld Life and Death Path to an extremely terrifying degree.

Not only that, but Ye Tianling’s bloodline felt like it was on fire. He unleashed his ultimate battle power, a four-and-a-half-fold increase, and his Nine Forbidden Battle Power surged to its absolute peak.

A Battle Power of Breaking Ten caused the great calamity between Heaven and Earth to erupt even further.

A thunderous roar like a tsunami began to resound in all directions.

And at this moment, the attack from the Ten Great Celestial Pride ruthlessly slammed into Ye Tianling’s Reincarnation Life and Death Fist.

PFFT—

The Fist Intent shot across the sky, but it was directly pierced by the ten combined killing attacks.

Ye Tianling’s bones shattered. His entire arm exploded with a CRACK, disintegrating into a bloody mist.

The bone spikes on his arm snapped one by one, revealing the stark white bone beneath.

Nirvana Rebirth Skill!

At that moment, Ye Tianling executed the method of the Nirvana Nine Transformations. Once the Nirvana Rebirth Skill was fully activated, his arm completely recovered.

His injuries were also fully healed, returning him to his peak state.

However, this expenditure came at the cost of further depleting the Divine Blood Potential within his body.

But this was the exact moment Ye Tianling had been waiting for.

In that instant, Ye Tianling used the physical power of his Sword Venerate Dominating Body to suddenly thrust out the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword with his other hand.

BOOM—

At that moment, Ye Tianling activated the Space-Time Law, which he hadn’t used in a long time. Simultaneously, his figure flickered through the Void. Like an Instant Teleportation, he appeared directly in front of Qiu Que, whom he had been secretly targeting for a while.

The moment Qiu Que sensed Ye Tianling’s sudden approach, his face went deathly pale.

He wasn’t the weakest among those present. In fact, with the other thirty-plus Celestial Pride joining the attack, his strength was considered in the upper-middle tier.

But Ye Tianling had actually targeted him!

Qiu Que’s soul almost fled his body. In that instant, he was hit by the suffocating pressure of death!

At that moment, he almost immediately began Burning Essence Blood, wanting to flee.

But Ye Tianling’s move was too fast. He had activated the Time Law at full power for one purpose—to investigate the absorption process of the Dao Rhyme Fragments.

Ye Tianling thrust out with his Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword. Just as Qiu Que was forcefully trying to block this Absolute Kill strike, Ye Tianling suddenly unleashed the Emperor’s Qi Dragon Swallowing Heaven Divine Technique!

The Dragon Soul roared.

An unparalleled Dragon Soul and an invincible Five-Clawed Divine Dragon Totem manifested. The giant dragon raised its head, roared at the Void, and fiercely blasted a Soul-Suppressing Sound at Qiu Que!

A Soul Attack!

The Soul Attack struck true instantly, and Qiu Que’s mind went completely blank.

Before this, Qiu Que had been afraid of being killed by Ye Tianling in one strike, so all of his attention was focused on the Killing Dao of Ye Tianling’s Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword.

In reality, while that killing intent from Ye Tianling was powerful, it wasn’t enough to be fatal. Ye Tianling had never intended to kill Qiu Que outright.

Now, the Dragon Soul Roar’s Soul-Suppressing attack from the Emperor’s Qi Dragon Swallowing Heaven Divine Technique had a miraculous effect. After his mind went blank, Qiu Que’s heart sank. He knew he was finished, that he was dead for sure.

OMMM—

But just then, with a swirl of Ye Tianling’s Blood Qi, Qiu Que suddenly disappeared.

The next moment, the powerful Qiu Que found himself in a region of Chaotic Obscurity, surrounded by a large amount of Origin Energy.

It was as if the environment had suddenly become similar to the one on the altar, but Space-Time itself seemed to have undergone some kind of change.

"Entering the Hidden Dragon Demon Cave. Countdown initiated. After three days, only one person can leave this area alive. The Dao Rhyme Fragments are about to become ineffective."

The Mechanical Heart simulated the voice of the Celestial Dao, which suddenly resonated as a Dao Sound of Heaven and Earth, echoing in Qiu Que’s mind.

’I’m in the Hidden Dragon Demon Cave? What an unexpected surprise!’ Qiu Que thought. ’But wait, I don’t know if Ye Tianling is in here too. I have to get away! No, I need to raise my Realm first. This teleportation has to be random, right? He can’t possibly be so lucky as to catch me again. If he could, I’d already be dead.’

He stood in place and waited for a moment, but he didn’t sense any danger.

Immediately, Qiu Que didn’t hesitate. After activating a Guardian Array, he instantly began to absorb the Dao Rhyme Fragments and undergo a transformation.

At this moment, the changes within Qiu Que’s body and the detailed changes in the Laws of Heaven and Earth were all displayed within the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower. The entire process appeared in extreme detail within the Mechanical Heart.

Meanwhile, outside, after sweeping Qiu Que into the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower, Ye Tianling was already being hit by an incomparably terrifying barrage of attacks.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—

Ye Tianling was almost completely unable to resist. Even with the incomparably tyrannical and heaven-defying Defense Power of his peerless Sword Venerate Dominating Body, he still couldn’t block such a terrifying assault.

PFFT—

In order to capture Qiu Que, allow the Mechanical Heart to complete its analysis of the ’dark matter’ data, and ensure Qiu Que fell for the ruse, Ye Tianling had worked with the Mechanical Heart to set a trap that Qiu Que wouldn’t suspect at all.

But in doing so, he had left himself completely exposed to his enemies’ attacks.